This research project involves investigating how Helicobacter pylori is causing gastric cancer. We will be investigating proteins which have been shown to target the nucleus and cause a cancerous microenvironment, as well as epithelial-mesenchymal transition cells in their recombinant forms. Currently, there is little known about the effects of these proteins in their endogenous forms. […]

The project aims to prepare transition-state inhibitors of the enzyme galactofuranosyltransferase 2 (GlfT2), on purpose to find a potential treatment against tuberculosis. Tuberculosis is still one of the worldwide deadliest infectious disease and drug resistance cases are rising. In humans, most tuberculosis infections are caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). Gft2 enzyme is involved […]

The objective of our project is to assess the physiological condition of brain tissue by mapping it’s elasticity in 3D using ultrasound. We will have both technical and clinical contributions in this project. Technically, we will develop a 3D ultrasound elastography method incorporating more than two volumes of ultrasound Radio-Frequency (RF) frames collected while tissue […]

Investigation de sources naturelles à la recherche de métabolites antipaludiques et anticancéreux. Suite à un screening préliminaire au sein du laboratoire, une plante (Euphorbia griffithii) et un champignon (Stropharia squamosa) ont révélé, respectivement, des propriétés anticancéreuses et antipaludiques intéressantes. L’objectif du stage sera de réaliser tout d’abord un criblage phytochimique sur cette plante et ce […]

Polymer solution flooding is one of the most efficient methods of enhanced oil recovery (EOR). Polymer solution/oil interfaces have viscoelastic character, which plays a major role in the EOR performance. However, it should be borne in mind that the real-world condition in an oil reservoir (high salinity and high temperature) may strongly affect the fluid-fluid […]

Human control over technology has become an increasingly political question. As we struggle to regain control over technology, dealing with the effects of the Anthropocene and global climate change, we are lead to ask: do we deserve to have control in the first place? Not limited to the impact on the natural environment, animate media […]

A multi-reflection time-of-flight mass spectrometer (MR TOF) has been fully designed, simulated, and optimized at McGill university. The MR TOF will be machined, assembled and commissioned throughout 2019. To facilitate this process, the student will travel to the RIKEN Nishina center and gain experience in operating and maintaining an existing MR TOF. This will provide […]

Japanese comics, popularly known as manga, are currently experiencing a resurgence of the superhero similar to that of the American comics industry. While most research on manga discusses how it impacts other cultures, I aim to locate the influence of the American comic industry on manga through the superhero figure that has become popular through […]

We would like to develop a wide-field fluorescence lifetime imaging(FLIM) system with a 4-Tap image sensor developed by the Imaging Devices Laboratory. During the duration of our stay we will develop the software and hardware solution to enable the collection of wide field FLIM images, and test the performance on a standard biology set, and […]

Edge-biasing applied to Field-Reversed Configuration (FRC) plasma can mitigate instabilities and improve particle and energy confinement. We propose to use a biasing electrode to actively control the plasma on the FRC Amplification via Translation (FAT) device at Nihon University. The objective of the project will be to experimentally verify the possibility of global and microscopic […]

Japan is one of the most geologically active countries on Earth. It has seen many volcanic eruptions throughout its history, along with earthquakes and tsunamis due to plate tectonic movements. Over time, these eruptions have deposited many volcanic ash layers onto the ground, where they are buried and preserved. We can use these ash layers […]

Molecular machines are compounds which can perform tasks or work given an external stimulus. One of the simplest tools available to scientists interested in nanoscale machines are molecular gears. Like their macroscale counterparts, molecular gears can turn and cause rotation in another part of the molecule in a controlled manner. While several molecular gears have […]